BERISHA’S FORMER BODYGUARD “PLOT” AGAINST SAIMIR TAHIRI
DRUG SMUGGLING
The Socialist Party MP accuses the deputy police chief Kuliçaj of arresting his father
BERISHA’S FORMER BODYGUARD “PLOT” AGAINST SAIMIR TAHIRI
Lawyer Mirash Martini: Here is how I became connected with the number two of the State Police. MP Tahiri aims to benefit politically from the incident
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American Chamber of Commerce “attacks” Sali Berisha
KIDNAPPING
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American Chamber of Commerce “attacks” Sali Berisha
■ The Prime Minister: These are personal emotions, this is not the reality, we are in 18th place for attracting investments
In the photo: The Prime Minister from yesterday’s meeting with foreign businesses
Urban elite vs. power elites
Commentary
BY AFRIM KRASNIQI
Urban elite vs. power elites
A group of intellectuals took the initiative to sign a critical appeal addressed to the state institutions of Kosovo and Albania regarding the direct involvement of the Kosovo government in the process of signing the history during the period of the Ottoman occupation. Personally, I was and remain a direct supporter of this initiative and group, and the fact that in the last 48 hours the initiative was joined by several hundred other public figures is evidence of its success and fairness.
The list is honored by the name of Ismail Kadare, a well-known Albanian figure in literature and a model of an intellectual with public, political and social commitments.
The drafted document has a clear focus on problems, facts and solutions. It calls for the cancellation of the state political commission for revising history during the Ottoman period, arguing historically that occupation is coexistence, makes a dramatic assessment of the negative legacy of this occupation, and offers successful references for dealing with similar issues in other countries. It calls for a clear distancing from the abusive practice of appointing a Turkish ministerial counterpart to rewrite Albanian history. Furthermore, the appeal asks politics to entrust it...
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Historians: 4 years of pressure over the Turkish issue
DEBATE
Historians: 4 years of pressure over the Turkish issue
Experts Dyrmishi and Tirta: We make history ourselves, not the occupiers
Bamir for Tirona
PORTRAIT
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Bamir for Tirona
BY EDMOND ARIZAJ
TIRANA
DHURATA HAMZAI
What is hidden behind the request of the government of Turkey made by the Ministry of Education...
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“Skanderbeg with the Albanian princes”
Arvizu: Implement Clinton’s instructions for the elections
AMBASSADOR
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Arvizu: Implement Clinton’s instructions for the elections
Painter Miluka: Love must turn into a way of life
‘FUNDJAVA’
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Painter Miluka: Love must turn into a way of life
